Council is inviting community members to view and comment on Council’s Draft Urban Greening Strategy which is on public exhibition at www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au until Monday, 31 July 2023.
Council secured a $50,000 grant through the NSW Government’s Greener Neighbourhoods program to develop an Urban Greening Strategy. This funding program aims to assist councils to strategically plan for and manage urban forests in their local government area and to create cooler and shadier neighbourhoods.
Council has developed the Draft Strategy to provide strategic alignment to both internal and State Government policies and to help coordinate Council’s current cross-organisational projects that contribute to increasing canopy cover and greening.
The Draft Strategy identifies three key goals with objectives and actions under each of these. The goals include: ‘Existing areas of urban green are protected and enhanced’, ‘Green links are created where they are most needed’, and ‘Our community stewards our urban greening’.
The Draft Strategy will have a minimum ten-year timeframe and be reviewed periodically to ensure outcomes and actions are being progressed.
A hard copy of the Draft Strategy can also be viewed at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm during the exhibition period.
Council will receive online submissions via www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au
